Download or read book An Evaluation of the Role of Microbiological Criteria for Foods and Food Ingredients written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1985-02-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The safety and quality of the U.S. food supply depend on a total program of careful microbiological control. Microbiological criteria, which establish acceptable levels of microorganisms in foods and food ingredients, are an essential part of such a program. Says ASM News, "This book provides not only an informed and objective evaluation of microbiological criteria for a wide variety of foods and specific pathogens and the committee's recommendations regarding those criteria, but it also provides an excellent reference book on the applied microbiological aspects of food quality assurance."